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The Tribune from Scranton, Pennsylvania • Page 16

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The Tribunei
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Scranton, Pennsylvania
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AMUSEMENTS) POLX Sparkling acts featured with high reputations will be presented nt jhe Poll Theater the Inst three days f'the week. Manager Herman, who selected the Keith acts after viewing ihem In Xew rork City theaters, promises patrons one of the season's best nd most varied treats. Skelley and Meit will offer a minature comedy of many features for the headline attraction. The offering is billed as "A Delightful Repertoire of song studies nnd character delineations. Hugh Skelley is one of the best known and best liked dapper comedians of the nay and he may always be depended upon to furnish entertainment of the best sort.

Emma Ilelt, his partner, Is a. beautiful young woman with plenty nt natural talent for the stage. Three bewitching girls appear in support of the principals and they present a program of songs and dances. Torcom Eezatlan, grand opera baritone, and Edna White, trumpeter, who was soloist with Fryor's Band for years and who was in concerts with Mme. Schuman Heink and other famous stars, will offer the Added attraction.

Mr. Bczazian has made many records for the leading companies. The tram is one of the best In vaudeville. Paul Remos and three midgets offer a great tumbling nd balancing act. Remos has been among the stars of equilibrists for years and with the midgets along with him this season, he Is proving a bigger attraction than ever.

Remos balances the three midgets and along with the thrills there is much good numor. Another set that comes here with high reputation made In big city theaters is that of Viola May and company who offer a playlet entitled "The Dumbell." There is a bit of a plot to the playlet and it is enlivened with sones and dances. The remain mg Keith entertainer is Harry Lee, who wlir present his latest and best' liked monologue entitled "The Man ger." For fourteen minutes Lee keeps an audience in the best sort of humor. The photoplay will be "Rust ling for Cupid," which is taken from the famous story by Peter B. Kyne and lu which lieorge O'Brien and Anita Stewart are featured.

The Poli 2ews is another feature of the big aov. MTJ AT CAPITOL Continuing its policy of maintaining the very highest standards, the Capi tol i neater for the last half of the present week will have a bill with double headline features, each of which has unusual merits. Both have been starred in the biggest vaudeville houses in "the United States. They are certain to attract overflowing houses. The attraction extraordinary for the three days will be the Alexander Sis ters Revue In a musical playlet called "Why Pay the Fiddler." In Wlikes Barre this was recognized as some far beyond the ordinary and tiven the big reception that Its merits warranted.

This is a combination of and musical comedy features taged by ten real artists. McWaters and Tyson will play an txcluslve engagement for the three lays. These two are popular musical somedy stars who have always gone Very big on Broadway. They will offer a "Revusical Revue," in which they will present Arthur Leemlng, Marlon Lane, Frank Martin and Edward Loftus. William K.

Wells and Hank Dawson are the authors of this production. McWaters and Tyson formerly were with the Ziegfield Follies, is well as with George White's "Scan lals." They are said to be the widest known variety stars of the day. The talent employed in this act is the best tvldence of its surpassing merit. James Coughlln and Ben Holmes and Company stage a comedy act and one which Is entitled "From A to This was constructed for laughing purposes which are realized to an emphatic as well us an artistic degree. They offer patter and some new songs of the catchy variety and altogether are amcng the top notchers of their class.

Richard Demar and Lillian Lester hae a skit, "A Trip In Vaudeville," which is all clever and mostly new and original. They sing and they dance and produce the best in the way of entertainment. The other act is by The.lma Donao and Company, who are original workers. Miss Donzo Is the greatest lady Jumper and high kicker, holding the world's record in those accomplishments. The act will have a sensational balancing offering.

Recently the International News has been a series of world views of powcrtel interest. These, will be continued for the last of the week. The ricture for the three days will be "The Storm Breaker," which House Peters. He will have the support of a brilliant and effective cast. This is a thrilling and beautiful story of the sea with adventure and romance nicely blended.

Adv. GOOD PICTTTBS AT STBAHD as it is dispensed In the criminal courts, comes In or a sound spanking, and the reliability of cir cumstanlal evidence receives a knockout blow in Victor Fleming's thrilling romance drama, "The Blind Goddess." which is the stellar attraction this week at the Strand Theater. The romance of young love, the pathos of self sacrificing other love, the sinister side of politiof, tlm smart social atmosphere of Fifth avenue, the blunder in? efforts of the law. symbolized by "The Blind Goddess'" all these are elements In the story that grips the interest, stirs the emotions and serves to provide several hours of rare entertainment. Holt plays In his usually, capable fashion.

Esther Ralston, the per unification of feminine loveliness, gives an excellent account of herself In a role that makes heavy demands on her histrionic ability. Ernest Tor itnce proes he can handle comedy and drama with ciual deftnfss; and Louise Dresser adds to her laurel with her compelling portrayal of the pitiful mother. The laughs are furnished with the showing of "Better Movies." another cf the "Our Gang" writs of comedtet T'ic Strand News depicting events of pitrest throuKliout the world con eludes the exccll nt bill. Adv TUB SCARLET SAINT" "The Mcarltt faint." a xwiflly mov ing story of love and Intrigue, set In New Orleans during Mardl (iras week. with Its picturesque carnival and its famous racing meet.

Is the attraction It the State Theater this week. Replete with action from start to fn'ish, the picture depicts several In cidents of a most unusual nature. Among these are actual scenes taken by First National cameramen In Now UrleaiiH during lust Winter's annual Maidl Uras carnival. Heading an ex cellent cast are Axtr and Lloyd H'iglies. A Christie State News and pictures of Champion IVt lAiio.

the new king or welterwelenia sill also be shown. Adv. BAST COMX, EAST 00" In "Easy Come, Easy Oo." Owen ImvIs' greatest comedy hit, which the stock players at the Academy Theater are presenting this week, there Is a cast as well balanced as the troupe liii offered thus far this season. leading characters are portrayed I llitssell flick. Kalph Kemley, IVank Charllon and Winifred Anglln.

with Mr Hicks and Ftemley as a fslr of crooks who invade the otherwise qu'et atmosphere of the sanitarium and proceed to make things lively. They are sought at the time aa the robbers who got away with $300,000 worth of securities from a bank, but they give the sheriff a merry 1 Duofold Delivers a fine duo fold that opens to a full size bed. Sturdy frame covered with fine leatherette. $49.75 $1 a Week Dishes Delivers a set of 100 pieces of fine dinner ware, beautifully patterned. Note tho very low price.

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Charlton Is a multi million aire who Is snubbed by the aristocratic patients at the resort, and it is at his suggestion that one of the robbers poses as a man of untold wealth, and accordingly has the other Inmates ol the Institution at his feet. Another comedy from the pen of Avery Hopwood will be the attraction at the Academy Theater next week, when the stock company will give "The peml Vlrgln." Many critics have pronounced this as Mr. Hopwood's greatest success, and Indications are that It will be one of the outstanding emcneemenls of the local stock season. Adv. wnras or chastce" "Wndsl of Chance," Frank Lloyd's production of Rex Beach's thrilling sto of the Alaskan gold rush, will be jhown today and Friday only at the Regent Theater.

"Winds of Ch nce" reprssents th most accurate drama of Alaskan life ever made, and Is enacted by a cast of the of which has seldom. If ever been seen In a single attraction. Anna Q. Nils Eey I.yon, Viola and Victor McLaglen have the featured rles. A men comedy, "Somebody's ng," completes ti b'll.

Ton Mix and Tony Wonder Horse In their latest thrill picture "Tony Runs Wild" will bs the attraction for Saturday and all next week. Adv. New York woman says she shot her husband because she loved him. Better throw a. few dishes at your wife.

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